Melanurus Wrasse Can't Close Its Mouth

[mr11]

My Melanurus has been swimming around with his mouth open for the past month. He seems to be eating fine. The jaw doesn't look obviously injured to me, just open. Any ideas? Is there anything I can do to help him out?

 

[GOSKN5]

It's pretty common that they bang their mouth on rocks hunting or trying to bash food... I had one would would get a jacked up mouth pretty regularly... always healed fine

 

[Humblefish]

It's pretty common that they bang their mouth on rocks hunting or trying to bash food... I had one would would get a jacked up mouth pretty regularly... always healed fine

+1 Unfortunately, it will either heal on its own or it won't.

 

[melypr1985]

It's pretty common that they bang their mouth on rocks hunting or trying to bash food... I had one would would get a jacked up mouth pretty regularly... always healed fine

+2

 

[mr11]

Gotcha, thanks everyone!

 

[Rakie]

What an absolute bummer, mine has started doing the same thing.. I thought it was water params but everything checked out, and everyone else looked good to boot. Poor little guy survived paralysis then seems to have hurt his jaw -_-